Out of the heartland of America, stomping grounds of Truman and Twain, “powerhouse” troubadour Dana Cooper dedicated himself to a life of music over 40 years ago. This song poet engages and inspires audiences around the world with his quick wit, insightful stories and commanding presence.

He is the recipient of the 2014 Heritage Musician award from Pilgrim Center for the Arts in Kansas City, MO. He was also named the 2015 Spirit of Folk award winner by Folk Alliance International. He has performed on Austin City Limits, Mountain Stage and the Kerrville Folk Festival where he was nominated for their Hall of Fame, (read more about Dana here).

A soulful vocalist and innovative multi-instrumentalist, NYC singer/songwriter and producer Rachael Sage is one of the busiest touring artists in independent music, performing 100+ dates a year with her band The Sequins throughout the US, UK, & Europe. She has earned a loyal following for her dynamic piano playing, delicate guitar work, soulful vocals, and improvisational audience interaction.

Sage has shared stages with Beth Hart, Howard Jones, A Great Big World, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn, Jamie Cullum, The Animals and Ani DiFranco. She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and received numerous songwriting awards including The John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Grand Prize) and several Independent Music Awards. Her songs have appeared on MTV, HBO, the “Fame” soundtrack, and in the last 3 seasons of Lifetime’s controversial reality series, “Dance Moms”, (read more about Rachael here).

Throughout 40 years of running whitewater, Casey Garland has played guitar and honed his songwriting craft. Combining his love of music and wild rivers since the early 70’s Casey helped introduce the idea of whitewater paddle boats to enthusiasts all over the Northwest. And when the day on the river is done, he brings out his guitar.

Touring in support of his album The River Keeps On Flowing Casey describes his style as “jazzy James Taylor with a pinch of Jimmy Buffett”, (read more about Casey here).

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A quick gander at Christensen’s long, winding and heartfelt road in music touches on the landscapes – cultural and actual – which helped shape her “Great Plains Soul” vision. Born in Iowa City and raised in Central Iowa, she spent some years in Austin, Texas and wound up in Los Angeles in time to soak up — and also influence — the rich post-punk and roots-revival scene there.

Her musical path included a co-leader role in the seminal, SST-signed country-punk band Divine Horseman, working on her ne’er released album for Polygram with Todd Rundgren, and a significant stint as a background singer with Leonard Cohen during his fertile late ’80’s-early ‘90s period. Along the way, she has also sung with the varied likes of Van Dyke Parks, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, PiL and guitarist Robben Ford, (read more about Julie here).